Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-22


"A Base Ball Player Seriously Hurt
at Wayresboro-An Old Murder Gaze
sAgain Under Investigation in jackson
County.
GEORGIA.
Peach and plum trees are beginning TO
bud and blossom around Naynesboro.
The taxable property in the limi,s Of
WaynesbOro, it is thought. Will aggregate
over $500 600.
Hall & Gresham, OF Waynes6oro, are
negotiating tor the building OF an ice
house, with a capacity OF 100 tons
James Nj. Veal, the executor Of George
w. Veal. deceased, has sold the estates
Interest in BaTnetrs Shoals for $4,000.
Walter Nolan, Of Morgan county, shot
himself Saturday at GOOD Hope, with sui
cidal intent. he was barely alive at
last accounts.
Glynn county Superior Court vii con-
vene tomorrow TO hear motions and de-
murrers. Court VIII finally adjourn
Friday evening.
The Atlanta wine room men convened
Saturday and discussed the situation.
They decided not to sell anything by the
drink, and wine must be bought by the
quart.
William H. iscott, usher at the Geor-
gia Lunatic Asylum, has made In three
years 2,115 rounds of one mile eacn, ana
has conducted $3.50 visitors through the
building and grounds.
At Waynesboro DR.. Ford has retired
from the drug business, and the firm of
which he was the senior will be run by
essrs. wilkins, Nicely & Jones in con-
NNtlOn with their general store.
Jnder Athens charter city taxes can
not be perceptbly increased except for
some special purpose. Even II the utmost
limit is reached, the increased revenue to
the CITY will not exceed more than 1000
- young man of fair attainments was
asked at Athens a day or so ago who was
the Junior Senator from Georgia. He said
he couldn't call his name just then. but
thought it was something like "tomht."
Such is fame.
One of the1argest transactions in cot
ton at Columbus this season was made
Saturday afternoon by Carter Il Bradley,
of the Webster warehouse. They sold 1l5
bales al one lot 10 Messrs. Barnwcll Il
Coffin at &c. round.
At Waynesboro on Thursday morning
Orrin, a son OF Jones Gresham, was play
ing the part OF catcher In game OF base
oall. In his anxiety to catch the ball he
got too near the bat. The result was he
got a very severe blow In the face, badly
fracturlng MS nose.
City Attorney A. j. Cobb, OF Athens,
is now examining the city charter to see
what amendments are necessary. This
document is very faulty, and ties the
bands OF the Mayor and Council. 1t will
be generally overhauIed and amended by
he next Legislature.
at Jefferson about six years ago John
Arthur was tried, found guilty and exc
cuted for the murder OF Susan Hill.
At that time George Freeman was sus-
pected as having been connected with the
murder, and the grand jury have CON-
menced the investigation of the case.
A cyclone passed over Dawson at about
9o'cloek on Friday morning. The eur
rent swept through the air some distance
above the earth, aud its full force was not
felt by those who saw and heard Ii pass,
but it was severe enough to blow down a
large shed for the Variety Manufacturing
Company.
Willie Harrison, boy employed at the
Eagle and Phenix mills at Colum bus, lost
TWO fingers from his right hand saturday
By having them caught in the machinery.
Young NcCollister, a son of VIM. McCol-
lister, had one OF his hands badly mashed
in the machinery at the same mills on
the same day.
The Democratic Executive Committee
OF the Tnirty-fourth Senatorial district
were to have assembled Saturday and or
ganized, but forisome reason unknown the
committeeman from botn Henry and
GwiRRett counties were absent. DeKalb
committeeman were out, save one, Mr.. C..
j. Carroll, of Doraylle.
The Atlanta physicians are making
themselves busy Just now preparing for
~Annual session of the State Medical
Society. TINS association met last year
in Augusta, and before adiourning &C.
cepted the invitation of the Atlanta mem.
bers to hold the session Of 1887 in Atlanta
The Atlanta physicians have attended
the sessions of the association for years
and are extremely anxious to make this
one the grandest in the history of the
body.
At Waynesboro on Friday night as the
family of Pollard Jones was retiring, the
latter detected the odor OF burning cloth,
and called attention 10 the fact. Upon in.
yestigation the. clothing OF the bed on
which he was lying and at his back was
= found TO be on fire and had burned through
q coverlid and through the feather bed. II
was quickly extinguiShed by his son. Mr.
Jones Is an old gentleman, and has beer
confined to his bed several weeks with
sickness. TWAS a narrow escape.
Rockmart Slate: Several OF the Georgia
papers are mentioning a petition presented
by Senator Brown TO the United States
Senate from Cedartown, praying Congress
TO take the tax off OF whisky. Won't the
Advertiser publish that petition and sig
natures! 1t sounds so strange coming
from prohibition town and county thai
we would like TO know the names of its
citizens who have joined the enemies o.
the farmers OF the county TO take the tar
off OF whisky in order to keep 1t up Oh
blankets, hats, shoes, chains, tools, wag
ouS rice, sugar, and everything the
farmers have to buy.
A few days since Mrs. j. s. Fletcher
wife of Squire Fletcher, Of the Morven
district, of Brooks county, while lookinl
after her chick ems, discovered, as she
thought, a-snaKe in the mouth OF a 90
pher hole, near her dwelling. The squire
was away from home, and there was nc
man about the premises, but Mrs. Fletcher
decided what to do at once. She got down
the squirrels double barreled gun and
went for that snake. Firing into the hole
At one snake she killed two immense rat
tiers. When dragged out they were found
10 have ten rattles each, and were as
large as a mans arm. Mrs. Fletcher is g
daughter OF Mr.. John Delk. Her action
in this matter was brave and praisewor.
my.
The City Assessors Of ColuplAus have
completed their work, and tSSsesult has
been summed up aud the book turned